Neighbors who live in the area said for the past few days they saw detectives investigating at the home. Maria Alvarez said she saw the suspect numerous times and the arrest was surprising.

"We would see him and he would wave every once in a while," said Alvarez.

In the initial report, King called the sheriff's department Sunday around 4:30 p.m. and reported hearing gunshots outside of his home on the 13000 block of Purvis Road; when King went outside, he saw his uncle lying unresponsive in the driveway, he told the sheriff's department.